coach-and-four
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of coach-and-four
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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It is a social engineering outfit masquerading as a tech firm, and it appears to regard social responsibility as an outdated piece of apparatus, a wooden coach-and-four in an age of tarmac.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 3, 2017
For $150, travelers can take a three-day tour in a 17-seater coach-and-four; the package includes meals and rooms at medieval inns along the way.
From Time Magazine Archive
He tried to drive a coach-and-four through the doorway of a Paris house, putting himself in the hospital for a month.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We need a coach-and-four," groaned a U.S. player.
From Time Magazine Archive
The end had come; the clock had struck twelve, and her fineries were rags, her coach-and-four was a pumpkin and mice.
From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar
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